USA, California
Two national truckload carriers have signed letters of intent to participate in the port of Los Angeles’ Clean Trucks Plan. The two, Swift Transportation Co. and Knight Transportation, both based in Phoenix, plan to begin drayage operations at L.A. in October, the port said in a statement late Thursday. While the number of trucks they will operate in the market is still to be determined, port officials expect that, collectively, their pool of trucks will exceed 2,000. The trucks will meet 2007 federal diesel emissions standards using a mix of clean diesel and liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled trucks, the port’s statement said. “It’s a big deal, a major breakthrough,” said John Husing, a California-based economist and a logistics and supply chain expert who was called on to evaluate the port’s truck replacement plan. Paul Bingham, managing director of trade and transportation markets for economic research firm Global Insight, said, “These are both well-known, national trucking companies. They are very serious players.”
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